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D-Index
36
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8025
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9047
National Ranking
3241

David C. Tobin publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David C. Tobin sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 212 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

David C. Tobin D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David C. Tobin sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

David C. Tobin is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States and has a research focus spanning Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Engineering. Their work is concentrated particularly in the subfields of Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their research topics include Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Calibration and Measurement Techniques, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Infrared Target Detection Methodologies, and Climate variability and models.

David C. Tobin has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues comprise:

  • Remote Sensing
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Sensors

Among their recent papers are:

  • Hyperspectral Satellite Radiance Atmospheric Profile Information Content and Its Dependence on Spectrometer Technology, 2021, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • The Reprocessed Suomi NPP Satellite Observations, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • Extending the Global Space-Based Inter-Calibration System (GSICS) to Tie Satellite Radiances to an Absolute Scale, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • The Infrared Absolute Radiance Interferometer (ARI) for CLARREO, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • Recalibration and Assessment of the SNPP CrIS Instrument: A Successful History of Restoration After Midwave Infrared Band Anomaly, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

The scientist's research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Henry E. Revercomb, Joe K. Taylor, Flavio Iturbide-Sánchez, Robert O. Knuteson, and Yong Chen.

Best Publications

  • AIRS: Improving Weather Forecasting and Providing New Data on Greenhouse Gases.

    Moustafa T. Chahine;Thomas S. Pagano;Hartmut H. Aumann;Robert Atlas

  • Development and recent evaluation of the MT_CKD model of continuum absorption.

    Eli J. Mlawer;Vivienne H. Payne;Jean-Luc Moncet;Jennifer S. Delamere

  • Hyperspectral Earth Observation from IASI: Five Years of Accomplishments

    Fiona Hilton;Raymond Armante;Thomas August;Chris Barnet

  • An overview of the AIRS radiative transfer model

    L.L. Strow;S.E. Hannon;S. De Souza-Machado;H.E. Motteler

  • The Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment.

    J. Verlinde;J. Y. Harrington;G. M. McFarquhar;V. T. Yannuzzi

  • Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer. Part I: Instrument Design

    R. O. Knuteson;H. E. Revercomb;F. A. Best;N. C. Ciganovich

  • Atmospheric Radiation Measurement site atmospheric state best estimates for Atmospheric Infrared Sounder temperature and water vapor retrieval validation

    David C. Tobin;Henry E. Revercomb;Robert O. Knuteson;Barry M. Lesht

  • Dry Bias and Variability in Vaisala RS80-H Radiosondes: The ARM Experience

    David D. Turner;B. M. Lesht;Shepard A. Clough;James C. Liljegren

  • MODIS Cloud-Top Property Refinements for Collection 6

    Bryan A. Baum;W. Paul Menzel;Richard A. Frey;David C. Tobin

  • Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer. Part II: Instrument Performance

    R. O. Knuteson;H. E. Revercomb;F. A. Best;N. C. Ciganovich

  • Achieving Climate Change Absolute Accuracy in Orbit

    Bruce A. Wielicki;D. F. Young;M. G. Mlynczak;K. J. Thome

  • Suomi NPP CrIS measurements, sensor data record algorithm, calibration and validation activities, and record data quality

    Yong Han;Henry Revercomb;Mike Cromp;Degui Gu

  • The Global Space-Based Inter-Calibration System

    M. Goldberg;G. Ohring;J. Butler;C. Cao

  • AIRS/AMSU/HSB validation

    E. Fetzer;L.M. McMillin;D. Tobin;H.H. Aumann

  • Downwelling spectral radiance observations at the SHEBA ice station: Water vapor continuum measurements from 17 to 26μm

    D. C. Tobin;F. A. Best;P. D. Brown;S. A. Clough

  • The ARM program's water vapor intensive observation periods - Overview, initial accomplishments, and future challenges

    H. E. Revercomb;D. D. Turner;D. D. Turner;D. C. Tobin;R. O. Knuteson

  • Use of Atmospheric Infrared Sounder high–spectral resolution spectra to assess the calibration of Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on EOS Aqua

    David C. Tobin;Henry E. Revercomb;Christopher C. Moeller;Thomas S. Pagano

  • The QME AERI LBLRTM: A Closure Experiment for Downwelling High Spectral Resolution Infrared Radiance

    David D. Turner;D. C. Tobin;Shepard A. Clough;Patrick D. Brown

  • Validation of the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder radiative transfer algorithm

    L. L. Strow;S. E. Hannon;S. De-Souza Machado;H. E. Motteler

  • A principal component noise filter for high spectral resolution infrared measurements

    P. Antonelli;H. E. Revercomb;L. A. Sromovsky;W. L. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert O. Knuteson
Robert O. Knuteson University of Wisconsin–Madison
William L. Smith
William L. Smith Langley Research Center
David D. Turner
David D. Turner National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Robert E. Holz
Robert E. Holz University of Wisconsin–Madison
Shepard A. Clough
Shepard A. Clough Hanscom Air Force Base
James G. Anderson
James G. Anderson Harvard University
David N. Whiteman
David N. Whiteman Goddard Space Flight Center
Changyong Cao
Changyong Cao National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Mark W. Shephard
Mark W. Shephard Environment and Climate Change Canada
W. Paul Menzel
W. Paul Menzel University of Wisconsin–Madison

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